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AaronBayer
at Wed Apr 30 09:58:45 2014 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by AaronBayer ]
Dont know how much help i'll be as i've never weighed mice... but I almost always ofer prey items tha have roughly the same girth as the snake but vary the amount of prey items based on age, length, and how quickly the animal is growing.
I have a pair of black milks that eat 2 small rats every 2 weeks most of the time, but i do change it up and sometimes feed 1 per week and on rare occasions will just toss in like 5-6 mice.
Based on your size descripion i would be giving the snake 2-3 large/jumbo mice the same girth as the snake weekly or maybe even 1 small rat weekly. If it wont take prey that large and likes small stuff maybe 3 small mice every 3-4 days.
what temps are you using? just a thought, maybe he avoids large meals because he cant warm up enough to digest them.
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RE: Sizing and Feedings - AaronBayer, Wed Apr 30 09:58:45 2014